The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-24
STANLEY, TnE EXPLORER.
THE RUMOR OF HIS DROWNING
IN THE CONGO COUNTRY.
The object OF His Present. Trip
The Dangers to Thich He
was Exposed.
NEW YORK srEorAL.l

otauicy were, ~ sbeult, bont irotu tho
Congo to the Island Of st. Thomas,
where there is direct communication
with Europe by cable. All news from
Mr.. Stanley that has reached Europe
by cable thus fur has either been cent
to st. Thomas or st. Paul de Loando,
there being as yet no cable station at
the mouth Of the Congo. The rumor
that Stanley has been drowned pur.
ports to come frsm Matadi. This
place is only about ninety miles from
the mouth Of the river. 1t Ia at the
head Of navigation on the Lower Oon-
70 ana 10 at least 600 miles from Bolo-
DO, the place to which Stanley was
known two weeks ago to have safely ar
tanned. The news, In coming down
the river, necessarily passed through
several Of the white stations and was
heard by o good many white men In
addition to the missionary at Matadi.
III there Is any truth in the report, the
present iumurs clnnot fail to be soon
corroboratsd by additional news. The
last two reports received from Stanley
were Of a very encouraging nature.
At Stanley Pool, and above that point
as far a5 Bolobo, he had had very
trying time on account OF the scarcity
OF food. His force of nearly 800 men
lived fol some weeks chiefly on hip
popolamous meat, killing the an.
finals in the Congo, as they went
on their jlurney. Two weeks ago,
however, letter from the tx-
plorer was published, saying that
he had pissed Bolobo, AID
that he expected 10 find ample
food supplies beyond that point. This
morning the p .pers contained a dis.
patch from the Gorge via 81. Thomas,
saying thai the explorer had reached
the mouth OF tho ATutimi river, aud
that he intended 10 ascend that river
on his way TO Wsdelai, the post occu.
pied by Emin Pssba. II stanley has
been allied by natives on the Upper
Congo, it is doubtless at or near the
mouth Of this river. Since he arst
went to Cougo in the service Of King
Leopold no hes had no difficulty with
the natives between Stanley Pool and
BaLgals, over SEQ miles above the
pool, txcep. q slight difficulty on one
occasion at Bolobo. Between BSngala
aad tho AIuhimi, however, the ma
tves we've long
BmrosKD TO BE UsrRIRsDLY.
Early last year a number OF their
villages were burned and the natives
were driven into the woods on account
Of their attack upon Capt. Dssne, ole
OF the Congo state agents. The natives
at the mouth OF the Aruhimi were
particularly hostile, aud the large viii
lsge OF Bsrumbs was burned to tie
ground. IL Is at this point that STAN
Icy bad his biggest fight with the
natives during his fint journey down
the river. He 10 the only white man
who has descended the Aruhimi.
Three years fgo he went up the river
about eighty miles Ia small boats.
When he started up the Gorge on his
present expedition, he intended 10
ascend the Mburu river, which Is
about 100 miles farther mp the
river than the Aruhimi. Both rivoIe
lead toward the destination ot the
party. According to this mornings
dispatches he had changed his miod,
and chose to leave the Congo at Ice
Aruhimi branch, with viii Ia he was
somewhat acquainted, rather than at
the MbaIu fluent, OF which ho bad
no pertonal knowledge. Tie party
was supposed 10 be well prepared for
any hostile demonstrations the natives
might make. II included sixty picked
Egyptian soldiers, armed with tue best
oil rife, and msxm repeating gun,
csp-bls OF 1fiug several hundred snots
q minute. sa1ley did not intend IL
use force unless il was absolutely ne.
cesssry 10 cary oui tbs purpol OF his
mission. There Was not q particle o.
danger that he wouid
ENCOUNTER OPPOSITION
from tho natives before he reached tts
ATuhimi river, which Is about 1850
mi'e up the liver, end II was be ieyed
his chances were good Tor geitins
through the c1untry without any op
position a. all. The Aiabs above tba
point had recently been hostile In the II
demeanor toward the whites, but theii
leader, Tippu lib, whom Stanley Lad
brought with him from Zu zibar, wa,
on tie best OF terms with the whitss
and 10 DOUBT was felt that he would
suppress the hostLiiles thAt had
broken out In his absence. The 81
cestiye fstlgues AID caTee 10 which
Stanley val subjected after his parts
reached the Cor go. had an uniayorAbl,
effect upon his boslth. Though quite
III, he was abls at all times personally
10 command ihe expedition. A par
OF the way on the land march "a
Stanley Pool lie was too III 10 ride on
the mule Re had with him, and wa,
carried In hammock. III disaster
ha1 beialea the leader oil the expedi
ton Il will doubtless 10 on In charge
OF the very sbio men who were speci
ally selected 10 acc 1mpany the eIpe
dltion on account Of their supposed
fitness for such work. A, the moutt
Of tho Aruhimi the party was abou
coo mile- from ia destination. Sine,
Il reached that point, iorty-nin'
days lave. elapted, aud the expe
dltion ought by this time h
be nearing A'b,rt HysIEi, wher,
Emin Pa.has al last accounts was con
Quoting s1me explorations. There 1
no possibility that the party woult
meet any oppo6,iion from the native
great enough & prevent their advance
Although much OF the country be
tween the Congo and Albert Nyauz
is not known, This much 10 known
that ia Inhabitants ave broken up q
10 small and uuimportanl tribes, an,
that there 10 not among them a chic
powerful enough 10 stop q party .
large - stsnley's, though, Of course,
poisoned arrow might inhict enormou
dsmage upon lhe expedition, KILN
or disabling the l-ader.or any Of hi
trus,y tub0rdinstes.
TtELKr's EIPKDnIoS.
had ne origin In tho escape OF d
Juuker, the noted German irAyele
from the don ain Of King Mgsntt
who has since 'hsn bulchsred Bisho
Williams and his party. Junker r
ported that Euin Bey, q German ~
Governor Of the equatorial province